He who fears not, is to be feared.

Conversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

There is no knowledge for which so great a price is paid as a knowledge of the world; and no one ever became an adept in it except at the expense of a hardened or a wounded heart.

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.

In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.